Auto-news' Top 15 Gasoline saving cars you can buy in Germany
The first thing you might think about about German cars can be either a high-powered sports car or the car for the people. You might also think about the speed-limit-free Autobahn and a love for power. However, as always, the truth is that Germany, as the most important European car market, has a variety of cars on sale (and a variety of speed limits, too).
Probably the champions of getting miles from a gallon of fuel are diesels, which is true in most of the cases - You might be surprised how many people are buying diesels today because they're "in." Using a famous carmaker's branding, the '80's GTIs are today's TDIs.
Nevertheless, there is also a very good selection of high-MPG gasoline cars available to Germans (and by extension, to most Western Europeans). That's why Auto-News has decided to make a list of fuel-sipping gasoline cars, not including hybrids. These are simple gasoline cars that also have extremely good maintenance costs.
Follow us after the jump for the list. Pictured above is #15, the Hyundai Atos 1.1.
[Source: Auto-News]
| # | Model | l/100 | mpg | HP | 0-60 mph | Price (EUR) |
| 15 | Hyundai Atos 1.1 | 5,5 | 42,91 | 63 | 15.8 | 9280 |
| 14 | Honda Jazz 1.2 | 5,5 | 42,91 | 78 | 13.7 | 11290 |
| 13 | Toyota Yaris 1.0 | 5,4 | 43,71 | 70 | 15.7 | 11490 |
| 12 | Mazda 2 Impuls | 5,4 | 43,71 | 75 | 14.0 | 11950 |
| 11 | Fiat Panda 1.2 Dualogic | 5,4 | 43,71 | 60 | 14.0 | 10960 |
| 10 | Mini One | 5,3 | 44,53 | 95 | 10.9 | 15850 |
| 9 | Chevrolet Matiz 0.8 | 5,2 | 45,39 | 52 | 18.2 | 8490 |
| 8 | Daihatsu Sirion 1.0 | 5 | 47,20 | 70 | 13.9 | 11790 |
| 7 | Kia Picanto 1.1 Lx | 4,9 | 48,17 | 65 | 15.1 | 9130 |
| 6 | Daihatsu Cuore 1.0 | 4,8 | 49,17 | 58 | 12.2 | 7995 |
| 5 | Daihatsu Trevis 1.0 Junior | 4,8 | 49,17 | 58 | 12.2 | 9990 |
| 4 | Smart Fortwo 1.0 Coupé pure | 4,7 | 50,22 | 61 | 16.7 | 9490 |
| 3 | Toyota Aygo 1.0 | 4,6 | 51,31 | 68 | 14.2 | 9350 |
| 2 | Peugeot 107 70 Petit Filou | 4,6 | 51,31 | 68 | 13.7 | 9650 |
| 1 | Citroën C1 1.0 Advance | 4,6 | 51,31 | 68 | 13.7 | 8990 |
And here's a picture of the winner.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alan Searchwell 3:54PM (10/08/2007)
Any explanation as to why the highway mpg of the cars up to #9 is less than the city mpg? #10 to #15 are more in line with what one would expect. What's the defining difference between the two sets of cars that makes the city mpg higher than the highway mpg in one set?
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Xavier Navarro 4:04PM (10/08/2007)
The consumption figures express the average.
European cycle mileage numbers are usually a urban circuit, a steady 55 mph/h, and something considered "average". Usually, real mileages are 10 to 15 percent higher.
Please note that the consumption figures are expressed in l/100 then in mpg (using 3.81 l as 1 gallon, 1.61 km as one mile). The other figures are power and acceleration.
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Alan Searchwell 3:45AM (10/09/2007)
I feel like such an idiot. I thought that the comma between the two pairs of numbers meant urban for the first pair and highway for the second pair. I now understand that the comma was used instead of a decimal point! (why?) I should have realized that 91 mpg highway is extremely unlikely. Silly me.
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Xavier Navarro 3:47AM (10/09/2007)
Alan: It's the locale of my computer. In most of European countries, the decimal point is expressed as comma (and the comma you use for thousands is a point)
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gsolman6 3:46PM (10/09/2007)
I don't understand the point of excluding hybrids and diesels.
Also I'm assuming those are U.S. gallons, not Imperial?
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bison 11:07AM (10/09/2007)
The top 3 are all the same basic car. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Aygo
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Xavier Navarro 10:28AM (10/10/2007)
They're US gallons.
The article excluded hybrids and diesels to maintain the "economy" aspect. Diesels are usually slightly more expensive and hybrids are above the category of these cars.
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